Commodities

Gunvor Snapped Up North Sea Oil During Futures-Market Tumble

Despite the tumble in oil futures, differentials of key North Sea grades have been largely held up, with some even creeping higher. 

Photographer: Carina Johansen/Bloomberg

Gunvor Group, one of the world’s biggest independent oil traders, piled into the North Sea crude market during a wider rout in futures markets.

The North Sea crude market, home to the world’s most important physical oil-price benchmark Dated Brent, often sees individual traders taking relatively large positions, meaning Gunvor’s actions aren’t definitive proof of bullishness.